Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Have you noticed that your normally happy, healthy dog has started coughing constantly? A lot of things could be the cause of your ...

Heartworm disease sounds like something out of a horror story, and for dogs, it pretty much is. This disease is caused by the parasite Dirofilaria immitis, and it begins when one unlucky mosquito bite ...

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This content is provided by Rocky Gorge Animal Hospital. Parasitic worms that occasionally reside on the right side of the heart of pets, such as dogs, cats and ferrets, cause the serious and ...

GARDEN GROVE, Calif. (KABC) -- The chances of dogs catching heartworm disease in Orange County are going up thanks to the Aedes aegypti mosquito, officials say. The pesky Aedes aegypti, more commonly ...

In my many years of practicing veterinary medicine here in the Vail Valley, I have seen innumerable coughing dogs, during every season of the year from many different causes, and some more life ...

Heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis) infection in dogs has been reported in all U.S. states. The highest numbers are in the Southeast and Mississippi River Valley with infection rates in some areas as high ...

Question: How do heartworms affect my dog, and how important is it to get my dog on preventative? Answer: The heartworm is a parasitic worm that infects mostly dogs, but can infect other pets too, ...

DEAR DR. FOX: My healthy 14-month-old Rottweiler developed a hacking cough, which I thought indicated that she had something stuck in her throat. I took her to my vet, and the vet gave her an ...

Dog owners know all about the usual hazards of summer: fleas, fireworks and shed fur. But this summer could bring a new, unwelcome twist. Heartworm — carried by mosquitoes and traditionally rare in ...